Cost healthy diet in Iraq
Iraq: Cost healthy diet was 4.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.1
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
113th
of 174 countries
All-time high
4.1
in 2024
All-time low
3.32
in 2017
Years of data
8
2017–2024
Cost healthy diet in Iraq, 2017–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 4.1 for cost healthy diet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Iraq ranks 113th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cost healthy diet in Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.32 | — |
| 2018 | 3.48 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 3.5 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.42 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 3.76 | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 3.97 | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 4.1 | +3.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 4.1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.71, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 4.1 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.03, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.43 | 3.32 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.75 | 3.42 | 4.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 110 Italy 4.14 compare
- 110 Mozambique 4.14 compare
- 110 Poland 4.14 compare
- 114 Guinea-Bissau 4.09 compare
- 115 India 4.07 compare
- 116 Turks and Caicos Islands 4.05 compare
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5,830 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cost healthy diet in Iraq?
- Cost healthy diet in Iraq was 4.1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cost healthy diet recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cost healthy diet recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.32 in 2017.
- How does Iraq rank for cost healthy diet?
- Iraq ranks 113th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cost healthy diet rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cost healthy diet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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